He’s the master of media hits, the king of Zoom, lusting for liveshots on national TV with a strategically placed potted plant in the background to discuss the latest Donald Trump outrage.
Turn on a bright light and he will beat the mosquitoes to it.
He practically trips over the tripods to get to Jake Tapper.
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton is leaving the rest of the Massachusetts Democratic delegation in the dust when it comes to cozying up to the camera. He seems to be trying to put his ill-fated presidential run behind him by repeatedly running to CNN or public radio.
“This is not an opportunity to turn active duty Marines against the American people,” Moulton, an ex-Marine, told CNN this week about the president’s deployment of the military to quell the Los Angeles rioting. “And that’s what Trump is doing.”
Whatever happened to the congressman who cares about their home district more than a national profile?
The days of Joe Moakley seem to be more and more a relic of the past these days, especially when it comes to the North Shore congressman who has positioned himself as one of the top foes of President Trump.
Moulton has replaced aging John Kerry and Ed Markey as the new “Liveshot” of the delegation.
Moulton has also taken on the Democratic Party, warning that it has “lost touch” with the average voter.
“It should have been the easiest election in our lifetime,” Moulton told a town hall crowd that was livestreamed in February. “So I think Democrats really do need to look ourselves in the mirror right now and say, ‘What are we doing wrong that by definition we have lost touch with a majority of Americans.’”
Moulton’s efforts to get his face in front of a camera may not be just for national attention.
His comments about transgender athletes whipped up a firestorm after the election, and some local Democrats are trying to find candidates to challenge him in a primary. Dan Koh, former chief of staff to Labor Secretary and former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, reportedly has been making calls about running.
“I have two little girls, I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat I’m supposed to be afraid to say that,” he said.
At least Moulton is willing to be interviewed on camera, which is more than you can say for his colleague, Ayanna Pressley, who just puts missives out on social media.
Moulton appears regularly on CNN, MSNBC, even Fox News, talking about the issues of the day, usually something to do with the latest Trump controversy.
He seemingly travels with a portable TV studio to beat his colleagues to the next appearance.
Markey and Elizabeth Warren aren’t getting much attention these days, and Steve Lynch sometimes sounds like a used car salesman.
Moulton puts all of them to shame, leaving even up-and-coming Massachusetts congressman Jake Auchincloss in his wake.
But there’s one person who Moulton could never match when it comes to playing to the cameras.
Gov. Maura Healey and the Boston Globe hit an all-time low on Friday with a sickening, borderline creepy puff piece of Healey sitting down with formerly detained Milford teen Marcela Gomes da Silva in her State House office.
Healey presented the 18-year-old Brazilian native with a beaded rosary she said was blessed by Pope Francis in an exclusive prearranged sitdown engineered by Healey’s office with the Globe writer and photographer in tow as Healey draped her arm around Gomes.
“I think that Pope Francis would want you to have them,” said Healey, who is up for reelection next year and whose approval numbers have dropped below 50%.
Take that, Seth Moulton.
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